Street Trucks July 2017

IT CAN BE NICE TO BUY A NEW TRUCK PACKAGED WITH A LOT OF MODERN FEATURES, BUT SOMETIMES IT’S NOT WHAT IT SEEMS. Auto manufacturers work hard to make it attractive to buy new. We’ve all been to big auto shows and dealerships to check out the latest options, and the sensation you get when you park yourself behind the wheel of a new truck is pretty euphoric. It’s exciting to know that you have something that few others do. It’s a good feeling, but it never lasts very long. Eventually, you’ll cruise past other guys with the same truck and even better modifications. I will say that having a mild custom truck is light-years better than rolling around in a Toyota Camry. I just can’t understand why anyone would…

GSI MACHINE & FABRICATION HAS TEAMED UP WITH THE STEEL CENTER FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA, TO HELP THE CENTER GET ONE STEP CLOSER TO ONE OF ITS CLASS PROJECTS, A ’68 CHEVY C-10. Dubbed the C-68, the truck is a joint venture between the Collision Repair and the Medium and Heavy Duty Truck programs. The students, which are in 10 th  , 11th and 12th grades, were excited not only to begin the process of restoring the truck, but also to lay it flat on the ground. That’s where GSI came in. PJ Canavan, director of the automotive program at Steel Center Tech, contacted GSI, asking Scott Nelson at the company whether they could swing a student discount for the program. Scott knew that GSI could…

RAM TRUCK RECENTLY ANNOUNCED TWO NEW OPTION PACKAGES THAT LIVEN THINGS UP FOR MID-LATE 2017. “The Ram 1500 Sublime Sport and Rebel Blue Streak expand our offerings in factory-custom trucks and give dealers a more extensive color palette to excite customers who are looking for something unique,” said Mike Manley, head of Ram Brand, FCA – Global. The new 2017 limited edition Ram 1500 Sublime Sport package features a stunning green monochromatic exterior with body-color grille. The 2017 Ram 1500 Sublime models feature a Sport performance hood with black wheels, black Ram’s head grille badge, black tailgate badge and black body side badges. Big 22-inch black aluminum wheels are available for the first time (two-wheel drive only, 20-inch wheels on four-wheel drive). Interior treatments for the Sublime Sport include Lime…

“ONE-OFF” REFERS TO A PART (OR PARTS) THAT IS DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR ONE SPECIFIC VEHICLE, AND NO ONE ELSE’S. Basically, you can’t buy a one-off part in a parts catalog. You could consider a set of billet wheels with a custom offset one-off, but the second someone else orders the same setup, you no longer have one-offs. Here’s an example: Guy number one, “Hey bud, I love those mirrors you made for your truck. Mind making me a set?” Guy number two, “Sorry man, if I did that, they wouldn’t be one-offs anymore. Take a hike. Move it.”…

REAL STEEL These forged front and rear sway bars for the new ’17 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks from Hellwig promise to reduce body roll and improve driver control during daily driving or heavy-duty towing and hauling. These upgrades pull the most out of your power-heavy truck, especially over undersized or nonexistent factory sway bars. Forged from 4140 chrome-moly steel, heat treated for durability and featuring a forged three-hole adjustable end so you can tune the bars to your exact load and driving style, these USA-made bars can give your Super Duty the equipment it deserves. Hellwig Products 800.435.5944 Hellwigproducts.com GET A GRIP All American Billet is now offering its billet tailgate latch kit for 1958-66 models of GM fleetside trucks, ridding you of the dated…

“MOMENTS AFTER HIS FIRST TEST DRIVE CODY BOUGHT THE F-350, AND THE SALESMAN INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD BE THE FIRST PERSON IN OKLAHOMA TO OWN ONE.” WHEN TRUCK BUILDER CODY HILL’S FIRST RIDE MADE IT INTO A MAGAZINE, HE SET THE BAR FOR HIS NEXT PROJECT PRETTY HIGH. When his second truck made it not only into a magazine, but into SEMA as well, he really started pushing his limits. For his third and most recent build, Cody had visions of grandeur. When the redesign for the new 2017 Ford F-350 was released to the public, Cody immediately fell in love with it. He decided that he wanted to build one for SEMA, but he understood that finding parts for a brand-new truck would be difficult. Knowing…